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Meaning inessential meaning

What does inessential mean?

— adjective not absolutely necessary — adjective not basic or fundamental — noun anything that is not essential they discarded all their inessentials

What other words have the same or similar meaning as inessential?

unessential nonessential extrinsic extraneous immaterial dispensable unsubstantial unneeded needless uselessness useless unsolicited unrequired unnecessary unimportant unimportance uncalled-for unasked triviality trifling trifle tangential supernumerary redundant redundance purposelessness peripheral otiose optional non-essential marginal irrelevant insignificant inconsequent importless gratuitous extraneousness dispensability dead

What do people use inessential to talk about?